National Haiku Writing Month

Have you written a haiku yet today?

Write one haiku a day for the month of February! Why February? Because it’s the shortest month—for the world’s shortest genre of poetry. Join poets around the world who pledge to write at least one haiku a day for National Haiku Writing Month during the year’s shortest month. Or write haiku every day of every month, all year round, on the NaHaiWriMo site on Facebook, with daily writing prompts to inspire you. Click the following links to find out more.

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Meet Our July 2015 Prompter, Shrikaanth K. MurthyWe have been privileged for the month of July 2015 to have daily writing prompts from Shrikaanth K. Murthy, a native of India now resident in the United Kingdom. His prompts have all started with the letter S, and have kept us inspired! Read four sample poems and Shrikaanth’s newly posted “Meet the Prompter” interview (our longest yet). As Shrikaanth says, “Sometimes, the things that we love the most in our haiku are things that weaken or kill them. Be prepared to change and listen to suggestions.” Thank you, Shrikaanth!
Posted Jul 28, 2015, 11:18 AM by Michael Dylan Welch

Meet Our June 2015 Prompter, Patty HardinHave you met Patty Hardin, our daily writing prompter for June 2015? Patty was our NaHaiWriMo prompter back in May 2014, too. Read three sample poems and her “Meet the Prompter” interview from back then. As Patty says, “One of the main reasons that keeps me writing haiku is the way so much can be said in so few words.” Thank you, Patty!
Posted Jun 23, 2015, 11:35 AM by Michael Dylan Welch

Meet Our May 2015 Prompter, Cindy LutzIt’s time to meet our May 2015 NaHaiWriMo daily writing prompter. I’ve just posted interview answers from Cindy Lutz on the Meet the Prompters page, where you can learn about her ties to San Francisco and Chiyo-ni, her poetic influences, and how she finds haiku to be a photograph in words. Thank you, Cindy!
Posted May 21, 2015, 11:37 PM by Michael Dylan Welch

Meet Our April 2015 Prompter, Devin HarrisonWhat better month than National Poetry Writing Month (besides February) to write haiku all month? We’ve been enjoying daily writing prompts in April 2015 from Devin Harrison, from Duncan, British Columbia. Learn more about Devin on our Meet the Prompters page, including how he got started with haiku, and how he feels that NaHaiWriMo is like “a musician practising scales and arpeggios in order to increase his skills.” Thank you, Devin!
Posted May 28, 2015, 11:22 PM by Michael Dylan Welch

Meet Our March 2015 Prompter, Paul David MenaIt’s time to meet our March 2015 daily writing prompter here at NaHaiWriMo. It’s Paul David Mena, and you can learn more about him and see three sample poems on our Meet the Prompters page. Read about the haiku book that changed his life, and how NaHaiWriMo helped to lift Paul out of his haiku writer’s block. Thank you, Paul!
Posted Mar 20, 2015, 10:38 PM by Michael Dylan Welch

NaHaiWriMo FaviconYou know those little icons that appear next to website names in the tabs of open websites in your browser? Those icons are called favicons, and I’ve just added one for NaHaiWriMo, using the No 5-7-5 logo. Try to contain your excitement.
Posted Feb 14, 2015, 11:13 PM by Michael Dylan Welch

Handmade NaHaiWriMo BooksEvery year, Anne Burgevin‎ of State College, Pennsylvania collects the poems she writes for NaHaiWriMo into handmade books. I’ve just posted photos of three of her books featuring poems written in response to the February writing prompts in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Also included are Anne’s comments about each photo. See if this doesn’t provide new inspiration for National Haiku Writing Month!
Posted Feb 6, 2015, 8:43 PM by Michael Dylan Welch